Under the cliff, there was indeed a patch of dark, shadowy drug-infused people.
They seemed to be undergoing training.
These drug-infused people were different from the ones Chu Qianli and the others had seen in Black Wind Ridge.
These people were clearly conscious.
Therefore, Chu Qianli's deduction was correct; the drug-infused people on Black Wind Ridge were defective.
After being poisoned for a long time, some could not withstand it, their nerves damaged, rendering them devoid of consciousness.
Although these defective drug-infused people were terrifying, because they lacked consciousness, they could not be controlled, and their destructive power was not as great.
But these ones at the bottom of the cliff still retained their consciousness and could follow their master's commands.
Once these drug-infused people were released, it would be an absolutely terrifying prospect.
"Are there any in other places? Quickly check!" Fulong clenched his fist.
Who exactly was training and nurturing a batch of drug-infused people in such a cruel manner?
Although they still had consciousness, they were all like puppets, controlled by someone.
Despite being human, they could no longer live their lives like normal people.
Those behind this were truly detestable!
Chu Qianli continued to control the drone, making it fly slowly ten zhang above the drug-infused soldier corps.
Besides the drug-infused people in training, there were many others distributed around, likely standing guard.
Between the cliff faces, there seemed to be some caves. Could there be resting drug-infused people inside?
"Who is that?" Suddenly, Fulong's eyes deepened as he pointed at a figure on the screen. "Go back, see who this person is."
In front of the drug-infused soldier corps stood a figure.
Fulong felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing them. Could it be someone he knew?
"Quick, see who it is!" Was he the manipulator behind the drug-infused soldier corps?
Even if not, as long as they knew who this person was, they could follow the clues and quickly find the people behind it!
Chu Qianli immediately controlled the drone to turn back.
But unexpectedly, as soon as it turned, the image on the screen suddenly jolted.
After that, only a few patches of grass and stones on the ground could be seen; nothing else.
"What happened?" Fulong shook his phone screen, extremely agitated.
"How could this happen?"
"The drone was discovered!"
Chu Qianli frowned.
It was so expensive!
To see clearly, and for its strong battery life, she had bought a particularly expensive one.
Just as she was about to control it to fly up, the screen instantly turned black.
It had been stomped on!
Ahhhhh!
Several thousand yuan!
Bought with hard-earned savings!
This was too much, how could someone just stomp on it and break it?
In the end, she only managed to see a pair of long boots before all visuals were gone.
"Let's go quickly, they might soon realize someone is here."
For ancient people, they naturally didn't know what a drone was.
However, they might still think it was a bird that used witchcraft.
"Quick!" Chu Qianli flicked her hand, her sky silk latching onto the rocks above.
She immediately leaped up.
Fulong followed behind her. "Is there any way to see again? That person just now, I distinctly felt they were familiar, I must have seen them before!"
Perhaps it was an important person in the court!
As long as he could see them again, he believed he could recognize them.
"I'm out of money!" For now, she couldn't afford another good drone.
As for the cheaper ones, most were for children to play with, their batteries lasting only a few minutes, which was of little use to them.
"Let's go first, I'm afraid we'll be discovered!"
She had witnessed the power of the drug-infused people and absolutely could not linger.
What she had seen was enough for her to report back to the Emperor.
However, she hadn't decided whether to tell the Emperor yet.
If the Emperor knew how "useful" she was, he would never let her grandfather go.
He would definitely use her grandfather to wring out her last bit of value, never easily giving up such a useful pawn!
This was something she needed to think about carefully.
"Damn! Drug-infused people are coming up from below, quick!"
Fulong grabbed Chu Qianli.
Chu Qianli also felt the pungent smell of decay!
Accompanied by a strong scent of death!
They had truly been discovered.
"Quick!" The sky silk was thrown out, and the two of them immediately quickened their pace.
On the cliff top, Ya Zi and the others were still waiting.
Seeing Chu Qianli and Fulong return, Ya Zi immediately went to meet them. "Miss Chu, Commander..."
"We've been discovered, let's go!" With no time to explain, Chu Qianli pulled him and left.
Fulong also looked at the other two and said urgently, "Quick!"
"Yes!" The five of them immediately returned the way they came.
But now it was night, and the path was difficult, slowing their speed considerably.
Not long after, the drug-infused soldiers from behind caught up.
One group, at least dozens of them!
The most terrifying thing was that they seemed to be very familiar with the environment, and their pursuit speed was increasing.
Along the way, Chu Qianli and the others had to guard against thorns injuring them, but those drug-infused people were fearless.
Even with their bodies covered in bloody wounds from thorns, they paid no mind, feeling no pain, and pursued them relentlessly.
"We're going to be caught," Ya Zi shouted. "You guys..."
Fulong said sternly, "You go first!"
"Commander, you go first!" As Fulong stopped and before he could turn back, he saw Gong Ling and Qiong Yi turn around.
Holding their swords, they charged towards the drug-infused soldier corps.
"Quickly send the message back, let the court exterminate these monsters!"
"Commander, take care of my mother for me, I beg you!"
As their voices faded, the two figures were completely engulfed by the drug-infused people.
Chu Qianli felt a chill run through her.
But Fulong suddenly grabbed her and flung her forward. "Keep going! Don't look back!"
Chu Qianli gritted her teeth, using the momentum from being thrown to charge madly towards the outside of Black Wind Ridge.
Ya Zi and Fulong followed closely behind her.
Qiong Yi and Gong Ling would not return.
They had exchanged their lives for this sliver of time for them to escape.
If they did not cherish it, they would be letting the two down.
But before they had gone far, the drug-infused people chased after them again.
Gong Ling and Qiong Yi had failed to stop them; they had already sacrificed themselves.
At this moment, Ya Zi suddenly felt a familiar stinging sensation.
His illness was about to flare up.
Ya Zi's eyes turned bloodshot, and he suddenly turned back. "Miss Chu, I like you, live well for me!"
He swung his sword towards the drug-infused people.
Chu Qianli wanted to turn back but was pulled by Fulong, who urged her forward.
From afar, Ya Zi's hoarse voice could be heard: "We ate hot pot together, drank cola together... in the next life, we'll fight together again..."
His voice was completely scattered by the wind.
The tears in Chu Qianli's eyes, as soon as they fell, also disappeared into the night.
The drug-infused people were still in pursuit.
This time, she suddenly reached back and grabbed Fulong's large hand.
"No! We are people who ate hot pot and drank cola together. We came in together, so we'll go out together. Don't leave me behind!"
Fulong, who was about to turn back to block the drug-infused people, felt his heart tremble as he looked at the small hand gripping his.
He did indeed have to go back.
Because the drug-infused people had caught up again.
If one could escape, it should be one, and the one who must live must be her!
It could only be her!
But now, she was holding his hand tightly.
With just a moment's hesitation, the drug-infused people caught up...